Where

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Time

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Recordings of School Committee meetings: LTC (Lowell Telecommunications Corporation) (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Committee approved minutes, several contracts, and a motion on employee payroll notifications. It also approved naming a new Lowell High School building for Senator Edward J. Kennedy and the Student Support Center for William J. Samaras, approved a $7,522,102 budget modification, FY27 grant funds, a new job description template, a doctoral research proposal, surplus technology disposal, a conference request, and professional personnel actions, while withdrawing the Financial Literacy Update item.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the minutes of the Special and Regularly Scheduled School Committee meetings held on July 15, 2026 and August 4, 2026. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the CTI contract on the Permission to Enter. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the remaining contracts on the Permission to Enter, removing Apple Inc., Whalley Associates, and CTI. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Ms. Martin's motion to poll Personnel Subcommittee members to launch the Superintendent's evaluation.
• Approved Ms. McFadden's motion requiring written notice by June 1 each year when the school calendar will cause a missed paycheck.
• Accepted the Safety Subcommittee report of August 11, 2026 as a report of progress. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved naming the new academic building at Lowell High School after the late Senator Edward J. Kennedy. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved naming the Student Support Center at Lowell High School after William J. Samaras. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted the Naming AD HOC Subcommittee report as a report of progress. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted Superintendent's Reports 8.1 through 8.9 (excluding 8.7) as reports of progress.
• Withdrew agenda item 8.7, the Financial Literacy Update. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Home Education requests for the listed parents/guardians. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved accepting and expending the allocated FY27 grant awards. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved a budget modification of $7,522,102. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the update to the job description template. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Doctoral Research Proposal for Andrea Ricotta. p. 9page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved disposing of surplus technology equipment. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the out-of-state overnight request for the Education Policy Fellowship Program in Washington, DC. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted the LHS Summer Graduation Program communication and placed it on file. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the donation of six sick leave days to a McAuliffe School paraprofessional. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 434 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 12, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lowell's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lowell Publick on October 12, 2026.